JM Bullion, a leading online retailer of precious metals has revealed details of a significant data breach. The company which sells gold, silver, copper, platinum and palladium was the victim of a cyber-attack in February of this year. On 6 July 2020, JM Bullion were notified regarding suspicious activity on their website and with the [...]

Flagship Group,  the housing association that owns some 31,000 homes in the East of England and employs 1,200 people, has suffered a data breach incident. In a statement Flagship said "Despite our quick action, there has been some data encryption and some personal customer and staff data has been compromised. We do not yet have [...]

Our Local Authorities aim to provide services and support to families and individuals through a range of different departments. Social Services is one such department and provides an essential support service to families in need. People working in the Social Services sector, have a duty to protect vulnerable adults and children. This is because these [...]

Airbnb has revealed details of a data breach on 24 September 2020 affecting hundreds of people. It has been reported that users of the holiday rental site may have had their personal data exposed to other users of the platform. The personal data included addresses, phone numbers and key access codes for the hosts’ properties. [...]

GMP has announced details of a data breach said to have affected thousands of people. It has been reported that the names and addresses of complainants, witnesses and informants have been shared online, including victims of sexual abuse, who have a legal right to anonymity. The incident occurred when personal data was uploaded as a [...]

The Ritz, one of London’s leading hotels has revealed details of a data breach in August 2020. An investigation is currently underway after guests were contacted over the telephone by fraudsters posing as staff. The guests were asked to disclose personal data and bank account details after being informed that their initial restaurant reservations had [...]

The Information Commissioner’s Officer has reported details of a fine to Digital Growth Experts Limited (DGEL).  The company received a fine of £60,000 as a consequence of sending nuisance communications during the outbreak of the pandemic. During the period 29 February 2020  – 30 April 2020, a total of 17,241 text messages were sent out, [...]

Being involved in a Police incident is already a very stressful time in your life. To then be informed that the Police have not protected your data causes further unnecessary worry and distress. The Police have a duty of care to protect us but all too often our data is not being looked after as [...]

We are often contacted by individuals whose confidential medical data has been breached. Such data breaches are not widely reported in the media because their impact is not widespread, but for the individuals concerned the data breach can be extremely unsettling. Medical data is extremely sensitive – and might include details of conditions you would [...]

Now the lockdown has been lifted in part, the Government wants to keep track of customers and participants in potentially risky indoor environments for spreading the virus. So you will be asked to give your contact details when you visit restaurants and pubs, hairdressers, tailors, museums and possibly places of worship and community centres.  The [...]